Statement of current levels of shared service/cluster project activity within Transport Scotland in the period

Shared services / cluster project working is a key element of Transport Scotland’s efficiency agenda, and we are committed to achieving quality public services that are valued by their customers and that realise efficiencies by employing best business practice and improved collaborative working.

Transport Scotland shares the following services and systems of the Scottish Government: Information and Communications, Human Resources, Estates, Payments, Financial Reporting and Payroll. In addition, Transport Scotland also shares services with other authorities, such as the Road Asset Valuation System.

Transport Scotland’s policy is to use collaborative contracts, such as the ones awarded by Scottish Procurement, wherever practicable. Cash savings of £1,517,000 were delivered in 2023-24 (2022-23: £1,380,632) through expenditure of just under £14.5 million (2022-23: £10 million) on Scottish Procurement-led collaborative contracts and frameworks, thereby contributing to the Scottish Government’s efficiency savings targets. We aim to work in partnership with communities and to deliver social benefits across Scotland as a consequence of our work. We have been able to demonstrate this in a number of ways during 2023-24, details of which can be found within the Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24.